General How do you get over losing?

[edmond]

It is not always a smooth sailing in the casino. There are times when you will be winning and other times, losing streaks can follow. How do you handle the agony of losing? I always take some time off so as to re-evaluate my strategies.

 

[gizmotron]

If you play a style where you win a few and you lose a few, thus balancing out, you can live by a rule that any loss can be a signal that a downtrend is starting. But it could just be more of the balance too. But two or three losses without a win to balance is definitely a signal that you are in something different for the time being. The secret to gambling is simple and is as old as the hills, "bet big when you are doing good and bet small when you are doing bad."

 

[zohan]

I agree with gizmotron about balancing out your wins and losses and using this as a guide in gambling. There is no use going on to play and losing continuously.

 

[ChowYF]

Develop a system and stick to it, if you do this correctly your losses should only really be eating into your profits and you can also step away when you feel you are losing too often. Don't chase losses and you'll be fine in the long-run.

 

[Tiger]

Unfortunately, losing will ALWAYS be a part of the whole experience, and when it happens, frustrating though it is, we do need to learn to just take it on the chin.
I agree it does suck though.

 

[Salt Shaker]

Like tiger says, it's all just part and parcel of the fun. For there to be winners there has to be losers, and I guess we all need to take our turn to be that loser.
I sometimes take a little break if I have had a big loss.

 

[luckysam]

Develop a system and stick to it, if you do this correctly your losses should only really be eating into your profits and you can also step away when you feel you are losing too often.

A good system will work well and rather than putting in more money, a player will only be concerned with how much profits are being eaten into.

After many losing streaks, I took a 2-month break and this enabled me look at gambling techniques in the right perspective.

 

[shaqque]

Losing is without doubt the worst feeling in gambling. It is even more disheartening when you are putting in everything and still going on to lose.

In my opinion, there should be a way in which a player balances out the wins and losses.

 

[gizmotron]

Loosing is the signal that your bet selection method is not currently working. So you make an adjustment that starts to work or you back off your normal bet selection & money management process completely, until it changes. If you wait it will change.